Live Webinar August 7th, 2012 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Pharmaceutical CoP (REP #S012)

At the conception of any project there exists only the Owner’s basic needs. With all of the challenges that we face in the early stages of a project, the translation of these needs into a detailed project basis of design for construction is one of the greatest challenges faced by project management, design, and delivery teams.

At the same time, quality expectations for the creation of highly functional, efficient, and innovative facilities continues to increase. Project teams must address strategies to successfully define organizational and user needs, translate these needs into functional requirements during the early stages of a project, and set the project on a successful path to efficient design and delivery.

The ability to deliver the right project, on time, is particularly important on highly technical and programmatically intensive science facilities which typically incur greater risk due to the complexity of this project type.

Through the use of case study project examples, this presentation will provide a guide to developing and aligning needs, vision, programs and budgets early in the process to minimize risk and create a roadmap for successful project design and delivery.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Presenter: David Bendet, AIA, LEEDAP, (LinkedIn profile) as S&T Practice Leader with Perkins&Will Architects, David’s approach to design is based on providing the highest value solutions by first understanding goals/needs, and balancing innovative design strategies with expertise and constructability feedback in a team-based environment. With 25 years of professional experience as an Architect & Senior PM, David has led design and construction project teams through the visioning, programming, planning, design, management, and delivery of complex, innovative and sustainable projects.

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Live Webinar August 7th, 2013, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free
Previously recorded version also available.

This session is a deep dive into requirements documentation issues showing examples of good documentation practices and samples of materials that only look good on the surface, but have significant buried problems. Find out the 3 most common documentation mistakes, and learn about 5 critical success factors for effective requirements documentation.

Learning Objectives:

1. Know what material must be present in high quality requirements documentation.
2. See how documentation defects impact project performance.
3. Learn how to simplify your strategy for documentation by focusing on the right information at the right time

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Recorded Version Information:

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Live Webinar – August 7th, 2013, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Note: NetObjectives is an REP ( 3045) but this opportunity is a Category B PDU.

The Scaled Agile Framework is the only proven, publicly available framework for applying Lean-Agile practices at enterprise scale.

This talk presents SAFe from the perspective of Lean-Flow.

While SAFe provides a place to start and prescribes practices at the portfolio, program and team (project) level, it is not intended to be followed blindly.

Instead, it provides a framework for aligning efforts throughout an organization while creating an opportunity for learning across the organization on how to deliver value quickly and sustainably.

Presenter: Alan Shalloway (Linkedin Profile & @alshalloway) is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With 40 years experience, Alan is a thought leader in Lean, Kanban, PPM, Scrum and agile design. He is the author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility, and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer: A Guide to Better Programming and Design. Alan is a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium.

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Live Webinar August 7th, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar August 7th, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 Hour + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

We have been “professionalizing” and “standardizing” and “automating” our projects and programs for over a decade. Yet, the success rates of IT projects haven’t radically improved.

We don’t have the project leaders with the skills we need. Our improvement initiatives still meet high organizational resistance.

PMOs implode at rates above 30% annually. Add to this mix the current and future business environment – highly uncertain and constantly changing.

This session will focus on the effects of all these factors on how the management of project-based work will need to change (and is changing) to address all of these factors.

Don’t be surprised if some of what you believe is “best practice” or “common wisdom” will need to fall by the wayside to ensure your future success in this challenging environment.

Presenter: Audrey L.Apfel, (LinkedIn profile) Managing VP

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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Live Webinar August 7th, 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
By Corporate Education Group (REP 1011) Course ID: MDW1275
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

The ability to successfully resolve conflict is a key skill for business success and professional development.

This webinar is designed for professionals at all levels and in all functional areas who would like to acquire the necessary concepts, skills, and techniques to prepare for and resolve conflicts of all types.

Learning objectives of this webinar include:

• Define what we mean by conflict
• Examine the positives and negatives of conflict
• Consider two different approaches to conflict resolution
• Review a 4-part model for resolving conflict

About the presenter: Stuart Simon, LICSW, has over 30 years experience as a consultant, trainer, and coach, and for the past 25 years, he has been a senior partner, consultant and trainer for Management Support Services, Inc. His areas of focus include negotiation skills, communication skills, change management, stress management, and conflict resolution.

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Live Webinar August 7th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Information Systems CoP (REP #S010)

Our jobs as Project Managers require many left brain skills; such as solving problems or analyzing data. However, that alone will not necessarily ensure a successful project.

While project results are never certain, we can get a leg up, by partnering with our right brain, to hone our emotional intelligence.

This presentation will give you insights into how emotional intelligence, combined with how you “show up” as a leader, can help you to manage your project team, and other aspects of your life, to a more successful outcome.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

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